ISLAMABAD – Two surprise additions have been made in the Pakistani T20squad against Srilanka which will be in action from October 5 at LahoreQadafi stadium.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 16-man squad for thethree-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka. The team was finalized aftercollaboration between the head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq, andcaptain Sarfraz Ahmed.
As expected, Misbah has given another lifeline to Ahmed Shehzad and UmarAkmal. Besides, all-rounder, Faheem Ashraf has also been included in thesquad.Ad
Shehzad will replace Imam-ul-Haq who injured his left hand while fieldingin the second ODI. Umar Akmal will replace Abid Ali in the shorter formatseries, while Faheem will be the 16th man in the squad.
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Sarfraz Ahmed will lead the team with Babar Azam as his deputy in the T20series that will be played between 5 to 9 October 2019.
Sarfraz Ahmed (Capt), Babar Azam (V.C), Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, AsifAli, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Nawaz, FahimAshraf, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Khan Shinwari,Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir.
